Jeff Duncan film study: Saints vs. Falcons. (1 Viewer)

[LickenKittens]

http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2010/12/saints-falcons_film_study.html

PLAY OF THE GAME: The underrated aspect of Brees' game-winning touchdown pass to Graham was its accuracy. The pass traveled only 6 yards but the degree of difficulty was quite high. He used a three-quarters throwing motion to fit the pass under the extended arm of defensive tackle Joanthan Babaineaux but kept enough zip on the ball to get it past linebacker Sean Weatherspoon, who closed fast to Graham on the quick slant. This was the same exact play the Saints used for the go-ahead touchdown in Super Bowl XLIV. The Saints also used the same play earier in the game to record their first third-down conversion. Equally impressive was Graham's celebratory near-360-degree dunk over the goal post.

Long but a good read.

 

[ndcc]

Good find; thanks.

Scooter is still writing pretty good stuff. His most EXCELLENT analysis was the following:

DIDYA NOTICE?: In the final 20 minutes of the game, the Saints ran 34 plays to the Falcons' 11 and controlled the clock for a dominant 15:36. Much was made about Falcons coach Mike Smith's controversial decision to punt on fourth-and-6 from his own 43. Those who supported Smith's call pointed to the Atlanta defense's strong play throughout the game but they failed to acknowledge how tired they were at that stage of the game. Entering the Saints' final drive, the Falcons defense had played 27 of the game's previous 38 snaps. The Falcons defenders were gassed and Smith should have known his best chance to win was to put the game in the hands of Matt Ryan instead of his exhausted defense.

 

[LickenKittens]

You know what's encouraging to me is that we've found so many different ways to win this year. The Falcons had a good gameplan on defense and we made the adjustments when it mattered.

The shocking thing to me about the Baltimore game wasn't that we fell behind or that we missed so many tackles. What surprised me is I really thought when we got the ball back that we were gonna drive down the field for at least a fg. That's how much confidence I have in this team. I believe any circumstance they can pull it out.

 

[bobad]

Good find; thanks.

Scooter is still writing pretty good stuff. His most EXCELLENT analysis was the following:

Yes, they were absolutely gassed! I like to see the Saints run student body left, student body right, bubble screens, smoke, and bootlegs until their tongues are hanging out. Then, Drew has time to pass, and the running plays work.

 

[bergeaux]

http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2010/12/saints-falcons_film_study.html



Long but a good read.

Not just a good read, an excellent read. I thought these two nuggets together were interesting:

The Falcons blitzed Brees on 11 of his first 14 passes and on 39 of 50 pass plays overall. The Falcons were especially aggressive when the Saints played multiple wide receivers and went to empty backfields.

The Saints adjusted their personnel packages on the game-winning drive, using extra backs and tight ends to help in protection. The strategy worked and the Falcons backed off their pressure. Consequently, Brees was able to complete 7 of 8 passes for 72 yards in the dramatic game-winning march

I was upset that the blitzing was holding our offense down, but it seems that Payton figured out that they were only blitzing with empty sets and changed it up for the game winner. AGAIN, game winning coaching by Sean Payton.

 

[bornnraisedwhodat]

Excellent challenge by Payton on the fumble call against Graham. It was Payton's seventh successful reversals in nine replay challenges, a league-best 77.7 success rate.

Wow!!! Payton has been money this year on challenges.

 

[Madness71]

awesome thanks for posting

 

[champ76]

Wow!!! Payton has been money this year on challenges.

Give credit to the coaches upstairs, too.

 

[LickenKittens]

Give credit to the coaches upstairs, too.

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